Camera lenses are covered in all sorts of numbers designating things like focal length and aperture... but in this age of digital cameras with sensors from 1/1.5" to Full-Frame, what do they all mean... and just what is a "35mm equivalent"?

We are explaining lenses, what is focal distance and what is f stop. We present few examples and sketches for an easy understanding of the photography terminology of focal distance, focal length, f stop, aperture, all related to camera lenses.

In this video series you will learn about shooting modes and the adjustments that you can make in the different modes. Full Auto, Program Mode, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Manual Mode. You will learn about image size and quality, how to adjust ISO, WB, and how to read the histogram.

dSLR cameras (and many compact digital cameras now on the market) allow you to choose either RAW or JPG format when capturing images. Jpg image files are 8 bit. As such they have 256 levels of brightness per rgb channel. Camera raw files on the other hand are 12 bit and have 4096 levels of brightness per channel.The bonuses to shooting raw files are:- exposure insurance - you can correct a file that is over or underexposed without loosing image quality- perfect white balance - you can get perfec ......

* The higher the ISO the more sensitive the sensor is going to be to light. * The lower the ISO the less sensitive the sensor is going to be to light. You use low ISO when shooting in daylight or with studio light. You use high ISO when there is not a lot of light available. The drawback of high ISO is graininess/noise in picture.

Learning DSLR camera basics can be very easy if you understand and learn how a dslr camera works. The three mechanisms that make it work and that is the Shutter, Aperture and ISO if you learn these three you will learn how to use a DSLR.

The best 'zoom' lens is your feet! Why? Because changing focal length on your lens also changes how your photo will look. So once you know in what way different focal lengths (or zooms) will affect your images - you can begin choosing a zoom setting because of creative reasons rather than simply zooming in and out hoping it'll look good